Celia Sanchez

Celia Sanchez (8 May 1920-11 January 1980) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician.

Biography
Celia Sanchez was born in Media Luna, Cuba in 1920, and she joined the struggle against Fulgencio Batista's dictatorship after Batista's 1952 coup. She founded the Manzanillo branch of the 26th of July Movement, and she and Frank Pais established a combat squad during the Cuban Revolution. She supplied Che Guevara's band with supplies during the revolution, and she also worked as a messenger. After the revolution, she became one of Fidel Castro's closest companions, and she served in the Department of Services of the Council of State until her death of lung cancer in 1980.